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NDS has a central spot in the Oxfordshire Science Festival with a stall on Broad Street in Oxford city centre on 25 June. We will be showcasing our multi-disciplinary department through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities that will appeal to children and adults of all educational backgrounds.

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Learn more about the research that takes place in the department and discover what surgical sciences is all about!

  • Come and try your hand at giant operation and see how quickly you can remove a patient’s organs without making a fatal mistake.
  • Have a look at some 3D printed bones and peer down the microscope to see what your bones are made of, and how they can be affected by cancer.
  • Learn more about organ transplantation, and have a go at piecing together a human anatomy model containing the vital organs of the body.
  • Meet our research nurses and clinical trials team to find out more about the medical trials going on in the department.
  • Finally, be amazed by the beautiful illustrations provided by the year 6 children of Oxfordshire depicting what science and surgery means to them.

View the Oxfordshire Science Festival 2016 programme.